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What happened on January 18, 2009
BUSINESS
Unplug appliances and electronics for even more energy savings By Marla Dickerson
Obama coin is change you can't quite believe in By David Colker
Obama nominee could be poster child for tax reform By David Lazarus
Are costly energy bills draining your wallet? Win the power struggle By Marla Dickerson
Matching the right person to the job By Mark Medina
A rosy, cozy showplace By Valli Herman
Strategy for a retired couple as home value falls By Ann Marsh
Apply now for best shot at college financial aid By Kathy M. Kristof
Coming: Finances for lovers
Letters
Letters / Entertainment
Letters / Banks
Weekly Mortgage Rates
Rent It Right By Janet Portman, Inman News
NATIONAL
Security at Obama inauguration is tight and high-tech By Josh Meyer
Despite ban on special interest money, lobbyists flood in By Andrew Zajac
Bible has a storied role in inaugurations By Joanna Lin
Biblical words to swear in by By Joanna Lin
Obama's Cabinet
Kicking the tires on presidential limousines By Dan Neil
Under pressure on eve of HBO's Lincoln Memorial concert By Tina Daunt
Big stars align for Obama's inauguration By Tina Daunt
For Obama supporters, post-inauguration letdown is inevitable By Jonah Goldberg
A time of ritual, pageantry and history By Robin Abcarian
Obama should make call to service a central cause By Arianna Huffington
Obama just keeps looking better By Garrison Keillor
Presidential encounters prove memorable
Obama begins train journey to Washington for inauguration By Mike Dorning And Erika Hayasaki
An early influence at Los Angeles' Occidental College By Larry Gordon
Viewers' guide to inauguration coverage By Matea Gold
For many blacks, Obama's election is a matter of faith By Sandy Banks
In the words of Barack Obama
No cash, but he still bid away By Nicholas Riccardi
Young men vanish into Somalia, stirring fears of terrorist recruitment By Bob Drogin
'Hurting and hoping' across the land By Peter H. King
Obama sets up national network to help policy agenda By Peter Wallsten
A vacant echo within L.A. County press corps By James Rainey
US Airways pilot knew where he'd end up: the Hudson Associated Press
FDA: Avoid peanut butter snacks Associated Press
National Briefing / Minnesota Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Washington State Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Arizona Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally . . . Times Wire Reports
ENTERTAINMENT
From actor to actress and back again By Sheri Linden
Music biopics try to keep it real By Ann Powers, POP MUSIC CRITIC
Ellen Kuras documents an immigrant's struggle in 'The Betrayal' By Tom Roston
Brillante Mendoza shows the seamier side of life By Susan King
One love, many escapes in 'I Love You Phillip Morris' By Rachel Abramowitz
'Nothing to Fear' by Adam Cohen By Wendy Smith, Smith is the author of "Real Life Drama: The Group Theatre and America, 1931-1940."
A wish list for the new president By Ben Ehrenreich, Ehrenreich is the author of the novel "The Suitors."
Bestsellers
'The Art of Blake Edwards' at the Pacific Design Center By David Ng
Actor Jeffrey Donovan feels the 'Burn' By Choire Sicha
'Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees,' by Roger Deakin By Susan Salter Reynolds
'Robert Dowd: Pop Art Money' By Scarlet Cheng
Joe Goode's dance troupe has a puppet who can partner By Victoria Looseleaf
Power And Art By David L. Ulin
How history outfoxed fiction By Jane Smiley, Smiley's latest novel, "Ten Days in the Hills," was recently published in paperback.
Inauguration ushers in new hope for National Mall By Christopher Knight, ART CRITIC
MTV's 'The City' and 'The Real World: Brooklyn' By Jon Caramanica
'Max Payne'; 'City of Ember'; 'Igor'; 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' By Noel Murray
Underrated/overrated
A singin', signin' 'Pippin' By Karen Wada
Writers, the future is still yours By Rebecca Solnit, Solnit is the author of many books, including "A Field Guide to Getting Lost," "River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West" and "Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities."
Barack Obama's election puts the 'mutt' front and center By Ruben Martinez, Martinez is the Fletcher Jones chair of literature and writing at Loyola Marymount University.
Douglas Sirk's mystical 'Magnificent Obsession' available from Criterion Collection By Dennis Lim
'Supply and Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey' By David L. Ulin
'Lost' resumes By Denise Martin
Under Obama, identity conceptions may shimmer in the arts By Susan Straight, Straight's most recent novel, "A Million Nightingales," is about a mixed-race woman in 19th century Louisiana.
You never know which 'Tara' you're going to get By Rebecca Snavely
Presidential powers don't extend to pop culture. By Ted Widmer, Widmer is the author, most recently, of "Ark of the Liberties: America and the World." He was a speechwriter for President Clinton.
Making waves By My-thuan Tran
Creativity Corner
Kids' Book Reviews
Jokes & Riddles
'He Had a Dream' By Jennifer James
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Culture Monster By Christopher Knight
The Moveable Buffet By Richard Abowitz
WORLD
'I waited for my fate,' says Gaza father By Yasser Ahmad And Ashraf Khalil
Suicide car bomber in Afghan capital kills 5 By Laura King
Israel hopes Iran and Hezbollah get message of Gaza offensive By Sebastian Rotella
Israel expected to halt offensive on Gaza while cease-fire negotiated By Richard Boudreaux
N. Korea says it has 'weaponized' its plutonium stocks By Barbara Demick
Indian news channels criticized for Mumbai coverage By Mark Magnier
Russian champion of Siberia's Lake Baikal has tough fight By Megan K. Stack
Help is urged as Congo toll rises Associated Press
Opposition leader Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe Associated Press
World Briefing / Italy Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Yemen Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Gabon Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Russia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Venezuela Times Wire Reports
OPINION
Presidents -- the good and the bad
Obama must right the wrongs
Obama holds the key to Bush's legacy By Doyle Mcmanus, Doyle McManus writes a weekly column for Sunday Opinion.
Capping off the inauguration By Patt Morrison
The last laugh By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of the Lexington-Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Forgot the good times
High finance, low expectations
Writing about reading
Healthcare's poor diagnosis
Memorial to fire
He's the iGuy
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
3 gang members charged in alleged racial killing By Ruben Vives
Schwarzenegger gives lucrative board seats to ex-legislators and aides By Patrick Mcgreevy
Bush salutes doctor who joined the Navy to honor son killed in Iraq By Tony Perry
DNA can reveal ancestors' lies and secrets By Alan Zarembo
Nonprofit helps 'Lonely Boy' find his family By Scott Glover
In Small Claims Court, he is the face of justice By Steve Lopez
Martin Ortiz, founder of Center of Mexican American Affairs, dies at 89 By Elaine Woo
Residents celebrate opening of Koreatown police station By Ruben Vives
Tower of Wooden Pallets in Sherman Oaks was a monument to eccentricity By Steve Harvey
Tuskegee Airmen ready to take part in history -- again By Molly Hennessy-fiske
Vietnamese Americans protest art exhibit in Santa Ana By Louis Sahagun And My-thuan Tran
Military deaths
Saturday Science Academy cultivates minds for medicine By Ari B. Bloomekatz
IMAGE
L.A. movers and shakers prep for Obama inauguration By Max Padilla
An audience with 'Diddy' By Adam Tschorn
They're first ladies of fashion too By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
Barack Obama went Hawaiian casual at Occidental College in L.A. By Monica Corcoran
Michelle Obama's inaugural dress may set tone for her White House style By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
Unofficial inaugural parties and their dress codes By Adam Tschorn
The 10 official inaugural balls By Adam Tschorn
Steven Alan Outpost store opens in L.A. By Max Padilla
A chic, new Washington? By Geraldine Baum
SPORTS
Steelers-Ravens rivalry has fundamental appeal By Childs Walker
Clippers finally win a game but lose another player By Broderick Turner
Baron Davis, Zach Randolph join Clippers' shoot-around By Broderick Turner
Ducks rebound Associated Press
A UCLA clunker chock full of clangers By Chris Dufresne
Beautiful Santa Anita day can't conceal racing's woes By Bill Dwyre
As Clippers melt down, Marcus Camby can take the heat By Mark Heisler
Kings lose in shootout Associated Press
Orlando's Dwight Howard steals the spotlight By Mike Bresnahan
James Stewart wins AMA Supercross event in Anaheim By Jim Peltz
Magic winning streak hits seven Associated Press
NCAA's Myles Brand has cancer Wire Reports
Cardinals, Eagles fans have different perspectives By Sam Farmer
Steve Spagnuolo to coach Rams Associated Press
Stanford ruins Mike Montgomery's homecoming Associated Press
No. 1 Pittsburgh loses at Louisville Associated Press
Matt Leinart takes a high road, but it's no easy street By Bill Plaschke
Slips are showing . . . in Dutch hospitals By Grahame L. Jones
From Dodgers to USC, there are lots of issues to sort out By T.J. Simers
Ryan Lochte takes a short route back By Lisa Dillman
It's a man's world in Melbourne By Diane Pucin
Bruins get shut down at the finish By David Wharton
Arizona State has the edge in foul shots By David Wharton
Trojans stand tall in victory By Chris Foster
Leonard Washington's return helps in a big way By Chris Foster
Morning Briefing By Dave Goldberg, Goldberg writes for the Associated Press.
Morning Briefing By Sally Jenkins, Jenkins is a columnist for the Washington Post.
Ssshh! NHL teams try to keep injuries quiet By Ira Podell, Podell writes for the Associated Press.
Results Associated Press
Coast To Coast By Mark Heisler
The Second Half By Mark Heisler
Nfl Conference Championship Games By Dave Goldberg, Goldberg writes for the Associated Press.
Southland Associated Press
TRAVEL
Mumbai campaigns for a tourism comeback By Mark Magnier And Pavitra Ramaswamy, reuters and associated press
Ready to rock at Hueco Tanks State Park By Hugo Martin
Suddenly, Iceland is affordable for Americans By Madeline Drexler
Iceland's magnificent night life By Madeline Drexler
Getting to know JFK By Jay Jones
As rates rise, pare cost of car rental By Jane Engle
The thrills and spills of mountain biking in El Paso By Hugo Martin
San Antonio's Bonner Garden Bed & Breakfast
Tampa Bay: Florida's party central is site of the Super Bowl By Dalia Colon
Bette Midler does Sin City By Jay Jones
EvoGear.com is committed to adventurers who like to give back By Jen Leo
The $201 Deal By Catharine Hamm
Letters
Letters
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Letters
News Style Tips Trends By Mary Forgione, Susan Derby, Benoit Lebourgeois And Hugo Martin
Your Scene / Editor's Choice
NEWS
For The Record
For The Record
Baptism of fear on a Russian highway By Mike Eckel, Eckel writes for the Associated Press.
The World By Paul Schemm, Schemm writes for the Associated Press.
Army Spc. Tony J. Gonzales, 20, Newman By Kate Linthicum
Recession's effects reach into the wild By Tracie Cone, Cone writes for the Associated Press.
From Our Blogs By Tami Dennis, Tony Perry And Pete Thomas
Shriners parading their updates By Vikki Ortiz
Obama takes fitness to serve to a whole new level By Eli Saslow, Saslow writes for the Washington Post.
D.C. Zoo needs your bamboo By Michael E. Ruane, Ruane writes for the Washington Post.
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